live now to nairobi with our bbc africa sports correspondent celestine karoney. i you interviewed him a year ago, what was he like?— was he like? i remember asking him the question. _ was he like? i remember asking him the question, how _ was he like? i remember asking him the question, how do _ was he like? i remember asking him the question, how do you _ was he like? i remember asking him the question, how do you describe i the question, how do you describe yourself and he told me, i am jovial and hard—working. they really summed up and hard—working. they really summed up the man who was very softly spoken and he was feeling uncomfortable because there was a lot of celebrations around his new world record, he seemed very shy and he just wanted it to himself. world record, he seemed very shy and hejust wanted it to himself. like many kenyan athletes he wasn't very outspoken and that victory in chicago that catapulted him to the top of long—distance running in the marathon, we have never seen anything like that in athletics. almost coming out of the blue to break

let's speak to celestine karoney from bbc sport, whojoins us live from naiberi.of people have been paying tribute to kelvin kiptum. we are at the burial site here. this is his final resting place. people have started assembling here waiting for that part of the programme, the final part of the programme today. kelvin kiptum's funeral ceremony is happening and another part of this area, a few kilometres away from where he used to live. a lot of people mourning a young, talented kenyan who they say was destined for greatness. a lot of people say he used to love telling jokes. they talk about how man who was generous. on the athletics field a lot of people talking about the great talent that he was. sebastien cole telling the bbc that he was one of the greatest talented athletes ever seen. he is clearly well loved. some mps have been calling for a stadium to be built. yes, hundreds have attended the burial today from different areas of the country. athletes who have been walking with a friend in this final journey talking about how it has been very difficult for the

with more on this story, i've been speaking to our correspondent in the kenyan capital nairobi, celestine karoneyptum ran his fastest marathon, he won it in the fastest marathon, he won it in the fastest time, two hours one minute and 35 seconds. for my keys before that, he had to borrow a pair of shoes just to run that, he had to borrow a pair of shoesjust to run his that, he had to borrow a pair of shoes just to run his first official race so he had a background where a laugh of resources really hampered history for athletics and like many kenyan athletes, he didn't start running on the track, he went straight to road races. when he came into the road races, within one year of running his first marathon, ten months, he had broken in marathon world record. but for him to be able to do it within such a short period of time, after coming into notjust marathon running but also athletics, it shows you the kind of talent that he was. a lot of athletics commentators calling him a fearless runner, that is what made him really stand out compared to other kenyan athletes that we have seen who have been w

he spoke to bbc sport africa's celestine karoney.bout his future. which i guess is a massive sadness but also a frustration. to all of ours that we won't witness what i truly know that he was capable of.— we won't witness what i truly know that he was capable of. much more anal sis that he was capable of. much more analysis around _ that he was capable of. much more analysis around that _ that he was capable of. much more analysis around that and _ that he was capable of. much more analysis around that and the - that he was capable of. much more | analysis around that and the impact on athletics over on the bbc sport website. charles leclerc led the way in the third and final day of testing in bahrain ahead of the new f1 season for the second day running of the morning session had to be suspended when a drain cover loose on the track. happy to say that the drain cover has been secured and with that problem solved leclaire went out and clocked the fastest time of the day, britain was my george russell was second quickest in his merced